Russia 2008 25 rubles KM-Y1139
This specimen was lot 6107 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €260 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND, Republik seit 1992. 25 Rubel 2008, Moskau. Schützt unsere Welt - Biber. 155,97 g Feinsilber. Yeo. 1139. Nur 1500 Exemplare geprägt. Polierte Platte. (republic of Russia, since 1992, twenty-five rubles of 2008, Moscow mint, wildlife protection--beaver. Only 1,500 examples struck, proof.)"
This is one of dozens of NCLT's which congest the pages of the SCWC. The beaver appeared on a gold 200 rubles (Y1144), gold 100 rubles (Y1142), two silver 100 rubles (Y1140 and Y1143), a gold 50 rubles (Y1141) and a silver 25 rubles (shown here).
Recorded mintage: 1,500.
Specification: 169 g, 0.925 fine silver, 60 mm diameter, 5.026 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM Y1139.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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